Barry Ritholtz Quotes
History shows us that people are terrible about guessing what is going to happen - next week, next month, and especially next year.
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Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people.
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For me, acting is becoming naked in front of people, you know? And when you know in the back of your mind somebody is testing you, you cannot really bare yourself. That's a feeling I always have when I'm auditioning.
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Whenever you have dynamic interactions between 300 million people and the American economy acting in really complex ways, that introduces a degree of almost chaos theory to the system, in a literal sense.
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I'm very passionate about the use of sports in young people's lives to build self-esteem and self-discipline and self-confidence. It's been a big thing for me.
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I don't think that women being seen as inferior is a prejudice based on male hatred of women. When you look at history, it's a prejudice based on simple fact.
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I wouldn't recommend being a musician to anyone. It's not glamorous. It's a lot of being dirty, not eating, playing for five people and one of them is the bartender.
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You know, it's a really adult thing, for some people, to choose to not be with the one that you love.
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My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.
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I hate phones. All businesses are personal businesses, and I always try my best to get back to people, but sometimes the barrage of calls is so enormous that if I just answered calls I would do nothing else.
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We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.
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Asian players train so hard. Most of the time, on Monday mornings, the only people you see on the range are Asians. I mean, only see Asians.
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But I did make some money doing commercials. I did fourteen in one year.
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People on both sides of any conflict believe they are right, whether it's on a TV show or in the real world.
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What we prefer to do is operate our investment bank in a way that is like what investment banks used to be, which is a middle man - someone who is here to match people who need capital with people who have capital - and not position ourselves at the center of that by taking big positions on a trading stance.
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It is true that some people are interested in the buying part of things... They want to buy everything from the movie reviews to the media net to the opinions and so on.
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There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was very degrading, very humiliating. And there was a means test for receiving poor relief.
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No one plans to get sick or hurt - I certainly didn't - but most people will need medical care at some point in their lives.
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I think a first-time director always has to convince a lot of people that they're ready to do it.
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I will try to work for greater reconciliation, cooperation and peace in North East Asia based on correct perception of history.
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When I was very young, biology, the diversity of life, was one of my main interests. I know there's this image people have that I'm this spoiled, cocky punk of an actor. Honestly, that's not who I am. I really care that so many species have been wiped out, like genocide of entire races. I believe in the divine right of all species to survive on this planet. So I decided I want to be active as an environmentalist. I learned. I asked experts. I got active.
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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
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I kind of just want to get to know people and I have a genuine interest in people that listen to my music. I've just always felt like that. I think it's from the days of playing guitar to a few people and being very conversational and very intimate and I've always wanted to keep that vibe.
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I've traveled to many countries in Africa, and to me, Benin felt the most hopeful.
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History shows us that people are terrible about guessing what is going to happen - next week, next month, and especially next year.
